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By buying Energy Star power-managed equipment (no more expensive than standard electronics), you can easily save $100 a year on your bill. That's found money, and plenty of people are cashing in already. Each year, Energy Star equipment saves Americans more than $3.5 billion in energy costs. If you're not ready to invest in devices with built-in power management or other Energy Star features, consider this: Just by turning off your laser printer and fax on nights and weekends, you could save almost half the energy needed to run these products.Fax Giveaways
Have an old computer, fax or printer you need to get rid of? Well, whatever you do, don't throw it out! You'd be surprised how many charitable organizations, schools and techies are interested in your outdated equipment. At sharetechnology.org and throwplace.com, you can list your office machines on a community board. Everything at the websites is given for free -- but if a charity takes your junky old computer, you just might have yourself a tax write-off worth hundreds. You help someone in need, recycle goods instead of tossing them and get a tax break to boot.
UltraLow-Power Computers
Check out energystar.gov to find a computer that uses 70 percent less energy than a typical PC. And be prepared to upgrade before long: The government is working hard to boost the efficiency of new computers and office equipment even more. The predicted savings: $4 billion over five years.
From Reader's Digest - April 2007
Additional Reporting by Fran Lostys
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